The Hove Festival

Besides great music in various genres, the Hove Festival promises festival goers everything from quirky art scenes to yet-to-be-released movies and even organic food.

Boat camp

If you have a boat and want to take it to the Hove Festival, do not hesitate. Hove is probably the only festival in the world with its own boat camp.

For the true festival spirit, you should stay at the festival camp - a large tent camp right in the middle of the festival site. This way you have everything you need within a few hundred metres.

Do you prefer a good night’s sleep after a long day of music and dancing? If so, Hove Camping, a 10 minute walk away from the festival grounds, is your choice. This is a large campsite with its own beach. It is also possible to rent a cabin here.

You will also find other types of accommodation in the region. However you wish to stay, we strongly recommend that you book your accommodation as early as possible.

When: 26 - 29 June 2012

Where: The island of Tromøya off the south coast of Norway, 11 kilometres from Arendal town centre on the mainland.

How to get there:

• By train:
  Daily departures from Kristiansand and Oslo to Arendal. The train takes approximately one and a half hours from Kristiansand and approximately four and a half hours from Oslo. For more information, please contact the Norwegian State Railways (NSB).
• By bus:
  Daily departures from Kristiansand and Oslo to Arendal with Sørlandsekspressen. The bus journey takes approximately one hour from Kristiansand and approximately four hours from Oslo. Between Arendal and Tromøya there is a bus service with Nettbuss.
• By car:
  Tromøya is easy to find from Arendal and the E18, the highway between Oslo and Kristiansand. The distance from Kristiansand is approximately 80 kilometres (a two-hour drive) and from Oslo approximately 270 kilometres (a four-hour drive).